Elmore F.C.

Elmore
Full name Elmore Football Club
Nickname(s) The Eagles
Founded 1947
Ground Horsdon Park,
Heathcoat Way, Tiverton
Ground Capacity 2,000
Chairman Jed Hewitt
Manager Peter Buckingham
League Devon & Exeter Football League
Premier Division
2013–14 South West Peninsula League
Premier Division, 17th

Elmore F.C. are a football club based in Tiverton, Devon, England. They currently play in the Devon & Exeter Football League Premier Division.

History

The club was founded in 1947 and joined the South Western League in 1974 and played there for four years before gaining admittance to the Western Football League. The club spent more than a decade languishing near the bottom of Division One, but finally a runners-up performance in 1990–91 enabled promotion to the top flight of the league. In the 1994–95 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase, as well as claiming a runners-up finish in the Premier Division. However, the club's fortunes declined following that successful season and Elmore returned to Division One after a last-place finish in 2003–04.

Elmore transferred to the SW Peninsula League after the 2012–13 season, but resigned from the SWPL early in the 2014–15 season.[1][2] The first team took the reserves' place in the Devon & Exeter Football League Premier Division.

Stadium

The club play at Horsdon Park, Heathcoat Way, Tiverton, EX16 4DB.

The main stand is called the Adam Stansfield Stand, named after the player who played for the club until he was spotted by Yeovil Town at 21. He had a successful career in league football but it was cut short when he developed bowel cancer and died at the age of 31 in August 2010. In honour of the player the club renamed the stand in March 2011.[3][4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Luke Phillips
England DF Kai Fisher
England DF Matt Webb
England DF Ryan German
England MF Jay Reid
England MF Pete Hensor
No. Position Player
England MF Dave Day
England MF Ben Vine
England MF Sam Alford
England FW Sam Kemp
England FW Tom Kelly
England FW David Hood
England FW Toby Ibuken
England FW Dan Horler

Notable former players

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A list of former Football League or international players who have played for the club:

Honours

Records

References

  1. "Elmore withdraw from South West Peninsula League". North Devon Journal. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. "A letter to Elmore Football Club's critics". Mid Devon Gazette. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. "Permanent reminder of football legend as stand is named after Stansfield". This is Exeter. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  4. Firstpost. "Adam Stansfield Stand unveiled at Elmore FC\'s Horsdon Park - Adam Stansfield Videos : Firstpost Topic - Page 1". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  5. "Western Football League Cup - Les Phillips cup 1989-present" (PDF). Western Football League. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  6. "Western Football League Combination Chalenge Winners" (PDF). Western Football League. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  7. 1 2 3 "Football Club History Database - Elmore". Fchd.info. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

External links

Coordinates: 50°54′21.61″N 3°28′27.47″W / 50.9060028°N 3.4742972°W / 50.9060028; -3.4742972

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